Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, John ‘Joe’ Orton moves to London in 1951, to study at RADA, and enjoys an openly gay relationship with Halliwell in their famous Islington flat in the 1960s. However, when Orton achieves spectacular success with such plays as ‘What the Butler Saw’ and ‘Loot’, Halliwell begins to feel alienated and the pair’s future looks increasingly uncertain.
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Movie Details: Prick Up Your Ears
| Title | Prick Up Your Ears |
| Genre(s) | Drama |
| Release | April 17, 1987 |
| Overview | Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, John 'Joe' Orton moves to London in 1951, to study at RADA, and enjoys an openly gay relationship with Halliwell in their famous Islington flat in the 1960s. However, when Orton achieves spectacular success with such plays as 'What the Butler Saw' and 'Loot', Halliwell begins to feel alienated and the pair's future looks increasingly uncertain. |
| Language(s) | English |
| Director | Stephen Frears |
| Casts | Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Frances Barber, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, Wallace Shawn, Janet Dale, Dave Atkins, Garry Cooper, Roger Lloyd Pack, Sean Pertwee, Helena Michell, Selina Cadell, Neil Dudgeon, Richard Wilson, Steven Mackintosh, Karl Johnson, David Bradley, Joan Sanderson, Spencer Leigh, Neville Smith, John Salthouse, David Cardy, John Moffatt, Charles McKeown, Margaret Tyzack, James Grant, Eric Richard, William Job, Rosalind Knight, Angus MacKay, Linda Spurrier, Charlotte Wodehouse, Bert Parnaby, Liam De Staic, Antony Carrick, Christopher Guinee, Stevan Rimkus, Anthony Douse, John Kane, Joanne Connelly, Noel Davis, Philippa Davies, Julie Legrand, Jane Blackburn, Stella Richman, Jonny Phillips, Richard Ireson, Ahmed Elgheur, Moktar Dagmouni, Sian Thomas, Stephen Bill, Max Stafford-Clark, Simon Adams, Mark Brignal, Robin Hooper, Mark Brignal, Derek Jarman, Michael Müller |
| Duration | 1 Hour and 51 Minutes |
| Rating | 6.6 |
